ΑΠΑΤΕΣ ΣΤΟ aggeliopolis.gr

Προσοχή,
Στο http://aggeliopolis.gr/ καθώς και σε άλλες ελληνικές σελίδες με αγγελίες κυκλοφορούν απατεώνες που θέλουν να αγοράσουν πράγματα για να στείλουν στη Νιγηρία. ΕΙΝΑΙ ΑΠΑΤΕΩΝΕΣ. Αγνοείστε οτιδήποτε σχετικό με τη Νιγηρία. Ανεξάρτητα από τι σόι δικαιολογίες θα σας πουν, (ωκαιανογράφοι, ιεραπόστολοι, επιχειρηματίες σε ταξίδια) Μην μοιραστείτε τα στοιχεία σας μαζί τους και μην πέφτετε θύματα.
Οι απατεώνες επικοινωνούν μαζί σας στα αγγλικά και θέλουν να τους πείτε πόσο πουλάτε το αντικείμενο. Όταν τους πείτε την τιμή, θα σας πούνε να σας πληρώσουνε συνήθως με Paypal αλλά το email πληρωμής είναι ψεύτικο. Το θύμα όμως μπορεί να πεισθεί αφού δέχεται πιέσεις και απειλές ότι θα στείλουν το FBI ή την αστυνομία αν δεν αποστείλει το αντικείμενο. Ο απατεώνας όμως έχει και άλλον άσσο στο μανίκι. Με το ψεύτικο email στέλνει και καλά παραπάνω λεφτά από όσα ζητήσατε και ζητάει να του στείλετε το επιπλέον ποσό με western union.

Εναλλακτικά μπορεί να ζητήσει να πληρώσει με επιταγή. Η επιταγή κατατίθεται, το θύμα βλέπει το ποσό στον λογαριασμό του και ταχυδρομεί το προϊόν. Όμως η επιταγή είναι ακάλυπτη και όπως λένε στα αγγλικά παίρνει μερικές μέρες "to clear the payment" και όταν γίνει αυτό, τα χρήματα εξαφανίζονται από το λογαριασμό του θύματος. Το κόλπο με τα παραπάνω χρήματα ισχύει και εδώ.

Κανονικά επειδή αυτή η απάτη είναι τόσο διαδεδομένη τα ΕΛΤΑ αλλά και όλες οι άλλες ταχυδρομικές εταιρίες και εταιρίες κούριερ θα έπρεπε να έχουν εκπαιδεύσει τους υπαλλήλους να ενημερώνουν τυχών πελάτες που αποστέλουν αντικείμενα στη Νιγηρία για το ενδεχόμενο απάτης.

Credit card fraud

Uk.Finance.Yahoo news has an interesting article about a new type of credit card scam.


[...] The scam works by the victim being telephoned by the fraudster to renew their debit or credit card owing to a fraud on the account. The owner is told to key in their pin number on the phone and a courier is sent out to collect the card. The card is then sent direct to the criminal who also has the pin number.

The majority of victims are older adults and the scammers often give an alternative number for people to call back on to ensure the call is genuine. But instead of hanging up many people are tricked into thinking the call is from their bank and stay on the line.[...]

The UK Payments Council has urged people never to hand over their card to anyone who has come to the door, never to enter their pin number over the telephone and to always speak to their bank securely by making sure there is a dial tone when calling and only ever using the bank’s advertised number.[...]

Scammer "Mr Hasib Fattah"

hasibb4999@msn.com

mrhasibfattah@yahoo.fr

Greetings to you and your families,

How are you together with your family members?I think all is well. Despite the fact that I did not know you in person or have i seen you before but due to the reliable revelation,I decided to share this lucrative opportunity with you, I have no other choice, so kindly consider this message as vital, believing that sooner or later we will be multi millonaires,

First and formost, I have to introduce myself to you. I am Mr Hasib Fattah, THE SENIOR STAFF OF OUR BANK here in my country, BURKINA FASO WEST AFRICA. I am married with three children.

I want you to assist me in other to transfer the sum of eleven Million United States Currency ($11,000,000) into your reliable account as the Next of Kin to our Foreign Business partner, the original owner of the fund. He was a foreigner and a multi company holder who died in accident with his family, he deposited the fund in our bank for his business expansion in Africa unfortunately he met this sudden and untimely death and the worst thing that happened was the wife who suppose to be the successor of the account died alongside with him.

Since the deceased left no body behind to claim the fund, as a foreigner, you are in better position for that, and no body will come for the claim after you have applied.If you are ready to assist me, set up a new bank account or forward to me any one available so that the process will commence .

I will guide you on how you should apply for the claim so that everything will be smooth and correct. After the transfer, i will resign and come over to your country for the sharing of the fund 50/50 base on the fact that it is two man business.

Finally, note that you are not taking any risk because there will be a legal back up document as well to back the money up into your bank account there in your country.

Further information will be given to you as soon as I receive your reply.

Please reply me through my private email address below ( mrhasibfattah@yahoo.fr )

Thanks and best regards

Mr Hasib Fattah.

Credit card scam

Yahoo Finance has an interesting article about some recent credit card scams.

"The scam involves a person being called by someone claiming to be from their bank. They are told that their debit or credit card needs collecting as it needs replacing following fraud on their account.

The caller often suggests that the person hangs up and calls the bank back if they want to ensure the call is genuine, but stays on the line, tricking the person into thinking they’re calling their bank. The criminal will then ask the person to key in their PIN number, before sending a courier to collect the card. The victim is told the card is going to the bank to be changed but it is actually delivered to the fraudster to use along with the PIN obtained during the scam"

the above scam has some assumptions.
1. You get the initial call on your landline number. Since I suppose people can spot when their mobile is on a call.
2. The victim uses the same landline to call the bank. Not their mobile number.
3. I would imagine that victims of such scam are older in age that do not use mobile phones, or that would be less likely to spot that their landline call did not hang up.
4. Those people are less likely to read about this scam online.

Bottom line. DO NOT GIVE or TYPE YOUR PIN OVER THE PHONE TO NOBODY. Never hand your Credit Card over to anyone who comes to collect it.

απάτες/scams από/from eceuropaeu.com

Τελευταία λαμβάνω spam emails από διάφορες διευθύνσεις μεταξύ των οποίων και η δική μου!!! Όλες ανήκουν σε γνωστή εταιρία με παράρτημα ελληνικού domain. Τα email αυτά προσκαλούν σε έυρεση εργασίας. Φαίνεται ότι στην παρούσα οικονομική συγκυρία ορισμένοι επιχειρούν να ψαρέψουν θύματα που ψάχνουν για δουλειά. ΜΗΝ ΨΑΡΩΝΕΤΕ. Είναι καθίκια και απατεώνες.

τα email είναι της παρακάτω μορφής:

I would like to take this time to welcome you to our hiring process
and give you a brief synopsis of the position's benefits and requirements.

If you are taking a career break, are on a maternity leave,
recently retired or simply looking for some part-time job, this position is for you.

Occupation: Flexible schedule 2 to 8 hours per day. We can guarantee a minimum 20 hrs/week occupation
Salary: Starting salary is 2000 EUR per month plus commission, paid every month.
Business hours: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, MON-FRI, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM SAT or part time (Europe time).

Region: Europe.

Please note that there are no startup fees or deposits to start working for us.

To request an application form, schedule your interview and receive more information about this position
please reply to Marcie@eceuropaeu.com,with your personal identification number for this position IDNO: 4628

Οι διευθύνσεις στις οιποίες καλούμαστε να στείλουμε τα στοιχεία μας είναι:

Marcie@eceuropaeu.com
Virgil@eceuropaeu.com
Greg@eceuropaeu.com
Brian@eceuropaeu.com
Mohammed@eceuropaeu.com
Monte@eceuropaeu.com
Gilberto@eceuropaeu.com
Lena@eceuropaeu.com
Tomas@eceuropaeu.com
Coy@eceuropaeu.com
Camille@eceuropaeu.com
Sebastian@eceuropaeu.com
Brain@eceuropaeu.com
Morgan@eceuropaeu.com
Bud@eceuropaeu.com
Dirk@eceuropaeu.com
Joy@eceuropaeu.com
Moises@eceuropaeu.com
Christian@eceuropaeu.com

Το domain που χρησιμοποιούν οι απατεώνες ομοιάζει με το επίσημο της ευρωπαϊκής ένωσης ec.europa.eu όμως όπως βλέπει κανείς, δεν είναι.

ΑΓΝΟΕΙΣΤΕ ΤΑ

ΜΗΝ ΣΤΕΙΛΕΤΕ ΤΙΠΟΤΑ

English Version.

Same post in english. Lately I've been receiving spam-scam emails regarding work placements asking me and other recipients to contact the above mentioned email addresses. These emails are obviously scams. They have been targeting greece audience knowing the high unemployment rates in Greece and the financial problems Greek people face every day. DO NOT CONTACT THEM. Do not give fall victims of such scams. I do not know what they want, but 99% of online scams I've seen regard payment for vaporware (in this case job placements) or fake payments in exchange of real goods. There are of course other scams, luring people into thinking they go abroad to work when in fact they are forced to work in the sex "industry" plaguing many countries with economic problems.

Google Checkout scam

I found this older online article about Google checkout scams.

I do not have a personal experience, since I have never used GC so far, but people should be cautious.

Jul 28, 2010by Barry Schwartz

Online scams is nothing new, we have all seen those emails from people offering us money or selling us stuff or buying stuff from us. In fact, I personally was contacted by someone who sent a fraudulent check to buy an old car of mine. I didn't end up falling for the scam, but so many people do.

Many people have recently been falling for scams that involve the Google Checkout name. There is an extremely long thread at Google Web Search Help with dozens of people who were scammed out of tens of thousands of dollars through Google Checkout. I should add that not always is the transaction done through Google Checkout, but sometimes it is done through a fake Google Checkout clone (spoofed site).

If someone asks you to pay them for something you do not have yet via Google Checkout, please - I beg you, read the stories in the thread and consider where they have gone wrong.

I also strongly recommend reviewing Google Checkout's security center to learn more about how to prevent being scammed through this service.

Don't fall prey to these people.

Forum discussion at Google Web Search Help.

Scam Watch update: the fraudsters you should be aware of

From Yahoo Finance, the following article about scams:

http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/Scam-Watch-update-fraudsters-yahoofinanceuk-771836878.html

Although we might pride ourselves on our ability to smell a rat a mile off, swindlers aren't stupid; they make their operations look as plausible as possible so we need to be on our guard.

THE AVIS SCAM

"A company in Seattle rang me around six times trying to persuade me that I had 10 times as many shares in Avis Europe than I actually have. It also said it had a buyer for these shares at 10 times their value. In order to move forward I would have to sign a confidentiality agreement and send it some money. This is clearly proof that if it sounds too good to be true it probably is."

Guest - September 2011

PAYPAL SCAM

"Recently I received a message from PayPal about a transaction but I have never had an account with the company. When I queried it I was informed it was a type of phishing scam. Paypal says it will always address you by name when emailing you so if you ever get an email from Paypal addressing you as 'Dear Member' it is a scam."

Guest - September 2011

MILLIONAIRE FUND SCAM

"Today I received an email from someone supposedly representing Arab millionaires who have had their funds frozen after the 9/11 attack. The email says these millionaires have been investigated by the FBI and found to be clean but now the funds, for some reason, can't be returned to their rightful owners. It then says these funds are available to be claimed by first sending over card details. This is clearly a scam."

Guest - September 2011

WEIGHT TRAINING SCAM

"Having decided to up my weight training I searched the internet for items to help me out. I found a suitable website and then sent off several emails regarding price and asking how long an order would take. A man contacted me and was very efficient so I had no reason to suspect anything. He requested I deposit the payment of £50 into his bank account and sent me the sort code and account number. I was informed my order would take around a week to arrive but after this period had passed I emailed him to ask about my order. I had no further replies from him after this and have lost out on this money."

John Boyd - September 2011

The HMRC SCAM

"A member of staff has just alerted me to the fact that they have recently received a scam email which purports to be from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and appears to be advising them that they are due a tax refund. It offers a link for them to follow where it is likely that they would be asked to confirm their bank details. This is a scam."

June 2011

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE SCAM

"I received a phone call from a lady claming to be from the Ministry of Justice last week. She had a strange accent and although she gave me a number to call back on, this was different to the number she had called me on. I bank with Santander and the lady calling enquired about a payment to my bank account. I've now received another call from the same company and have tried reporting them to Consumer Watch and the Ombudsman but as no fraud as yet been committed neither will help me."

June 2011

The EHIC SCAM

"With the holiday season upon us, people need to watch out for scam websites charging a £10 renewal fee for the EHIC card. Renewal through the NHS website is free, so beware of the top picks on a google search for 'EHIC renewal'."

May 2011

CAMPHIRENOW SCAM

"I was contacted by a company called 'Camphire Now' [supposedly a recruitment firm] and a lady by the name of Julia Marks sent me an e-mail asking me to enter a code and fill out an application pending an interview in London in a few days.

"When I got to the IQ Test section of the website I discovered in order to carry on I would be charged £4.50 per month thereafter. I have e-mailed Julia twice now asking for information on the company as I cannot find it anywhere on the website. The links on the website provide no information at all. It's a scam. I have reported it to the OFT and trust you will warn others."